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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The argument based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And if you seek their help in religion, it is obligatory for you to help them”

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Question:
He says: Is it valid to argue based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And if they seek help of you for the religion, then you must helpوَإِنِ اسْتَنصَرُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ النَّصْرُ
[Al-Anfal 8:72]
the verse?

Answer:
except against a people between yourselves and whom is a treatyإِلَّا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ
[Al-Anfal 8:72]
. If Muslims seek our help to support them against their enemy, it is obligatory for us to support them, except in one case: if the people against whom they seek our help have a treaty with us, we do not assist them against them. “Except for those with whom you have a covenant.” Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1 من 5/شرح رسالة فضل الإسلام/الخروج عن دعوى الإسلام/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:22:41)

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